The FAFSA application to receive college financial aid for the 2025-2026 school year is officially open. It comes a year after the botched rollout of a new form last year delayed the application for ...

After a bungled rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid earlier this year, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said the Department of Education would do better this school ...

Data analysis and higher education policy researchers have long called for more-detailed race and ethnicity data to better ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for 2025-26 will be available for all students and contributors on or before Dec. 1, the Education Department says. Typically, students have access to the ...

Washington (CNN) — The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, officially opened Thursday for students seeking financial aid for college during the 2025-2026 school year. The ...

The FAFSA, for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is the gateway to federal aid for education after high school, including grants, which don’t need to be repaid, and low-cost student loans.

A FAFSA applicant says she was asked to specify her “type of white” while completing the federal financial aid form, calling ...

When students submit a FAFSA form, it provides them the opportunity to receive student loans and furthers opportunities for additional funding as well. “Completing a FAFSA form can unlock student ...